Tema: The Act of Killing (Joshua Oppenheimer, 2012)

Review USA:

http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/The-Ac.../86629/#Review





Extras:

Except for the commentary, all of the extras accompany the theatrical cut.

Commentary with Director Joshua Oppenheimer and Executive Producer Werner Herzog (director's cut): A combination discussion, interview and critical appreciation, this is a valuable commentary on multiple levels. It contains substantial information about the shooting of the film, including crucial detail about when certain scenes were filmed in the extended shooting schedule and a few revelations about events off-camera. Herzog often prompts Oppenheimer for more information about his technique, and just as often stops to comment on specific shots and edits that he admires, even ones that, as Herzog laughingly acknowledges, would probably get Oppenheimer thrown out of film school. At one point, he even draws a comparison between a scene in The Act of Killing and one from his own Aguirre: The Wrath of God—high praise indeed.


Interview with Joshua Oppenheimer on Democracy Now (1080i; 1.78:1; 45:32): Democracy Now is an independent news program airing on Pacifica, PBS, NPR and local access stations, among others. This installment was shown on July 19, 2013, the date that The Act of Killing opened in New York City. In the first segment, Oppenheimer provides additional historical context for the 1965 murders re-created in the film. In the second, he talks about his early interviews with killers and his attempts to interview victims' families, which the Indonesian government stopped; Anwar Congo was the 41st killer he interviewed. In the third segment, Oppenheimer provides a theory of why Anwar re-enacted his crimes as he did, and also describes the reaction to the film in Indonesia.


VICE Presents Werner Herzog and Errol Morris on THE ACT OF KILLING (1080p; 1.78:1; 12:30): Interviewed separately, Herzog and Morris discuss what makes The Act of Killing unique. (Vice is an HBO news magazine program, but this segment was apparently never broadcast.)


Deleted Scenes (1080p; 1.78:1): All of these scenes are remarkable, but obviously not everything could be included. Especially noteworthy is the fourth scene, in which the propaganda-minded newspaper publisher declares that he himself could never kill anyone, because he is a "humanist", then later casually tells Oppenheimer that "we" would have killed him too.
Anwar made up as victim (1:36)
Anwar and Adi complain about corruption (3:34)
A Deputy Minister owes his position to Pancasila Youth (1:09)
The newspaper publisher on universal humanism (5:10)


Trailers
The Act of Killing
Bullhead
The Ambassador
Wake in Fright
Pieta (480i)
Drafthouse Alliance Stinger


Booklet: The enclosed insert contains a reprint of executive producer Errol Morris' lengthy essay "The Murders of Gonzago", originally published on Slate.com on July 10, 2013. Among other subjects, Morris looks at connections between the Indonesian history that underlies The Act of Killing and the history of U.S. involvement in Vietnam that was the subject of his own film The Fog of War.